How can i pop an Dell Inspiron 530 IO shield out?

[Aya]

I just got a Dell Inspiron 530 computer from a friend of mine, he doesn't need it anymore. I got it home, dissected every component there are, rinsed the whole case in water then i realized i couldn't pop the shield out.

I intend to use that case for my future pc to save a little bit money. I already got a i7 6700k LGA1511, so i need a different mobo from what's already in there.

If it can't be pop out, can i cut it? Or anything i can do at all?

If all options fall, I hope Frys does buy used part.

[_I_]

on some oem cases you cant

its hard to reuse oem cases on aftermarket boards
you may need to repin the fron panel connector, (power/rest buttons, hdd/power leds)

spend $20-50 on a better case with good airflow

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea on Dell Inspiron 530 you can't remove the I/O Shield.
If you are changing Motherboard, just get a cheap ATX Case.

[fami]

i had hp dx2200 case, it had non removable io shield so i just cut it and insert new one in its place. just measure right size

[Alexalmighty]

i advice you to avoid oem cases they generally have subpar cooling and airflow

[Aya]

Ahh. Too bad then. At least I can salvage the hard drive in there, it's 7200rpm with sata interface, albeit only 320Gb.

What should I do with the rest of the components?

[Alexalmighty]

Originally posted by An:

Ahh. Too bad then. At least I can salvage the hard drive in there, it's 7200rpm with sata interface, albeit only 320Gb.

What should I do with the rest of the components?

What do you mean other components the old parts? If so put it back together and make a dedicated server out of it

[rotNdude]

Measure the IO shield in the case and see if it matches the dimensions of a typical IO shield. If it doesn't forget about it. If it does, it's probably removable with a little grinding.

[_I_]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Measure the IO shield in the case and see if it matches the dimensions of a typical IO shield. If it doesn't forget about it. If it does, it's probably removable with a little grinding.

i still wouldnt do that, itll leave metal shavings in the case, in an oem they can be difficult to clean out and can short parts of the mobo

[rotNdude]

Originally posted by _I_:

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Measure the IO shield in the case and see if it matches the dimensions of a typical IO shield. If it doesn't forget about it. If it does, it's probably removable with a little grinding.

i still wouldnt do that, itll leave metal shavings in the case, in an oem they can be difficult to clean out and can short parts of the mobo

I disagree. Nothing a good magnet and vacuum cleaner can't clean up.

[Alexalmighty]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Originally posted by _I_:

i still wouldnt do that, itll leave metal shavings in the case, in an oem they can be difficult to clean out and can short parts of the mobo

I disagree. Nothing a good magnet and vacuum cleaner can't clean up.

I guess it really depends on what model the case is I remember my father's old computer was nowhere near standard (the power supply was on top of the cpu) it was some old dell [vio I think something like that it's been years]

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Originally posted by _I_:

i still wouldnt do that, itll leave metal shavings in the case, in an oem they can be difficult to clean out and can short parts of the mobo

I disagree. Nothing a good magnet and vacuum cleaner can't clean up.

Yea not that hard really, if the OP does it right that is.

Or just get a different ATX Case and put all the parts in that.

Properly recycle that old Dell case and Motherboard.

[Aya]

Originally posted by Alexalmighty502:

Originally posted by rotNdude:

I disagree. Nothing a good magnet and vacuum cleaner can't clean up.

I guess it really depends on what model the case is I remember my father's old computer was nowhere near standard (the power supply was on top of the cpu) it was some old dell [vio I think something like that it's been years]

That Dell case i was talking about has a psu on top of the cpu lol. It literally sitting on top of the cpu fan.

[Alexalmighty]

Originally posted by An:

Originally posted by Alexalmighty502:

I guess it really depends on what model the case is I remember my father's old computer was nowhere near standard (the power supply was on top of the cpu) it was some old dell [vio I think something like that it's been years]

That Dell case i was talking about has a psu on top of the cpu lol. It literally sitting on top of the cpu fan.

Lol I still wonder who thought that was a good idea but I don't think you can use that case with a atx build too abnormal

[Prince Of The Timelords]

While it does have an Un-removable I/O shield, you could do what I'm going to be doing with my old Inspiron 530. Im getting a new mobo for it and so it will fit, I'm just going to cut out the old I/O shield, and make a space for modern I/O shields to fit.

[Alexalmighty]

Originally posted by HG Prince Of The Timelords:

While it does have an Un-removable I/O shield, you could do what I'm going to be doing with my old Inspiron 530. Im getting a new mobo for it and so it will fit, I'm just going to cut out the old I/O shield, and make a space for modern I/O shields to fit.

this post is 2 years old :L